Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo he does not respect President Donald Trump because he doesn’t respect the presidency or himself. #CNN #News
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will go head-to-head to become the next leader of the Conservative Party – and prime minister of the UK – after Penny Mordaunt became the latest candidate to be knocked out of the contest. In the fifth and final round of voting by Tory MPs, the leadership contenders received the
Sri Lanka’s acting president has become the country’s new permanent leader after being selected in a parliament vote. Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed as the prime minister in May 2022 but was temporarily placed in charge of the presidency on 13 July after his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives. Sri Lanka is in the
A university in Texas has announced it will offer a course based on the work of former One Direction star Harry Styles. The course is titled Harry Styles and the Cult of Celebrity: Identity, the Internet, and European Pop Culture and will be on offer at Texas State University Honours College from next spring. It
A founding member of Elon Musk’s Neuralink left the company in recent weeks, according to two people familiar with the matter, the latest in a string of departures at the brain implant startup. Paul Merolla, who helped launch Neuralink in 2016 and worked on its chip design program, is no longer with the San Francisco
Nearly 20 houses were destroyed by grass fires in Wennington on Tuesday as the UK sweltered in its hottest day on record – as the public is warned the “danger isn’t over” and the heat still “poses risks of new fires sparking off”. Local councillor Ray Morgon told Sky News he believes around 18 to
A $5,000 reward has been posted as police continue to search for a man allegedly involved in the attempted murder of Lady Gaga’s dog walker, after he was accidentally released from jail. James Howard Jackson was being held on an attempted murder charge but was released from a jail in Los Angeles “due to a
The global chip shortage will continue, and consumers will have to pay for it, an analyst from the International Data Corporation said. Sasirin Pamai | Istock | Getty Images The global chip shortage is not over yet, and the war in Ukraine continues to put a strain on supplies of important parts needed, one analyst
Solid state batteries have the potential to reduce the carbon footprint of EV batteries by up to 39% compared with liquid lithium-ion batteries, according to the Brussels-based campaign group Transport and Environment (T&E). Transport & Environment (T&E) commissioned research from Minviro, a London-based company that specializes in raw material life-cycle analysis. Minviro compared emerging solid
Wall Street analysts issued a slew of notes on the energy sector Tuesday morning, as many companies in the oil and gas industry are slated to release second-quarter earnings in the coming weeks. In this piece, we’re going to provide a quick overview on what the analysts at Morgan Stanley, Mizuho Securities, Piper Sandler and
4:13 PM ET Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany — Top-seeded players Carlos Alcaraz and Anett Kontaveit won their first-round matches at the Hamburg European Open on Tuesday, while Emil Ruusuvuori had an upset win over Diego Schwartzman. Alcaraz, 19, dropped the first set but recovered to win 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3) against 259th-ranked German wild card
4:35 PM ET Andrew Wiggins made his first All-Star team this year and was a crucial part of the Golden State Warriors‘ run to the NBA title, but he still regrets one thing he did this season. “I still wish I didn’t get [vaccinated], to be honest with you,” Wiggins told FanSided. At the start
The government’s swift decision to reintroduce the travel restrictions has left many holidaymakers in the position of having to quarantine without prior preparation. Now, the question on how to best enforce the the two week quarantine on the thousands of people returning from Spain is being raised. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:
CNN’s Erin Burnett questions what President Donald Trump meant by a “prorated down payment” on a border wall and what other alternatives the President had to end the shutdown. #CNN #News
The keys on the keyboard take some getting adjusted to. Todd Haselton | CNBC Apple agreed to a $50 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit on Monday night over the company’s “butterfly keyboard,” which was installed on MacBook laptops between 2015 and 2019. The settlement will likely lead to payouts to customers who bought MacBooks
The final two candidates in the Conservative leadership contest will be decided today as the hopefuls edge closer to the top job – and Downing Street. Three runners remain in the race – Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss – after Kemi Badenoch was knocked out of the competition on Tuesday. They will face
Busted star Charlie Simpson’s son was taken to hospital after suffering from “secondary drowning” on a family holiday. Jago, four, had been swimming underwater in the hotel pool when he came up “spluttering and coughing”. He seemed to recover but after dinner became “lethargic” and then began vomiting. After speaking with a doctor Simpson, 37,
Late-summer strikes by 115,000 Royal Mail workers have moved a step closer after an overwhelming vote in favour of walkouts, threatening massive disruption to postal deliveries across the country. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said 97.6% of members who voted backed strikes in a 77% turnout, threatening the biggest strike action in the so-called summer
Firefighters tackling blazes which have ripped through homes and buildings in London have described the conditions as “absolute hell” on what is the UK’s hottest day on record. Residents were evacuated, people were taken to hospital and a major incident was declared by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) which was “under immense pressure” after a
The rate of inflation has hit a fresh 40-year high, placing further strain on household budgets as the cost of living crisis mounts. British consumer price inflation reached an annual rate of 9.4% in June, up from May’s reading of 9.1%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. It means Britain had the highest rate